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Election Commission
Bye Election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the Members of Legislative Assembly 
There is one casual vacancy in the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of Legislative Assembly. The details of the vacancy are as follow:
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Name of Member
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Nature of election
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Cause of vacancy
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Term up to
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Sh. Rizwan Arshad
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By MLAs
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Elected to Karnataka Legislative Assembly on 09.12.2019
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14.06.2022
2. The Commission has decided to hold a bye-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council by the members of the Legislative Assembly to fill the above mentioned vacancy as per the following schedule: -
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S. No.
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Events
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Dates
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Issue of Notifications
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30th January, 2020 
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Last Date of making nominations
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06th February, 2020 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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07th February, 2020 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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10th February, 2020 
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Date of Poll
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17th February, 2020 
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Hours of Poll
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9.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
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Counting of Votes
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17th February, 2020  at 5.00 P.M.
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Date before which election shall be completed
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18th February, 2020 
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PIB Headquarters
CIPET creates Guinness World Record; forms “Largest Human Recycling Logo” with 3373 students
CIPET organized an event for attempting the Guinness World Record on “Largest Human Recycling Logo” on 23rd January 2019 @ 8.30 Hrs. at YMCA Ground, Nandanam, Chennai wherein 3373 students had participated with an aim to promote awareness for using Biodegradable Plastics and recycled plastics in general. This event was held as a part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of CIPET.
CIPET has successfully broken the previous Guinness World Record achieved at an event organised by The New Indian Express, Nippon Paint India Pvt Ltd and B.S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology  in Chennai, India, on 19 March 2018 with 1,726 people.
The Asia Books of Record issued the Certificate on the spot by recognizing the CIPET’s initiatives and now the Guinness World Record assessment team has successfully awarded the Certificate to CIPET for its achievement.
Director General, CIPET - Prof.. S. K .Nayak congratulated the entire Team CIPET who put sincere efforts to attain this prestigious award. Further, he said that with the support of Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Govt. of India, CIPET is always leading in front to create awareness on Positive attributes of Plastics and Recycling of plastics as well as Biodegradable plastics in the country.
Web Link : http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/108082-largest-human-recycling-logo
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Nine Compressed Biogas Plants Commissioned
“Sustainable Alternative Towards Affordable Transportation ” scheme was launched on October 01, 2018 wherein Oil and Gas Marketing Companies  are inviting Expression of Interest  from potential entrepreneur to procure Compressed Bio Gas . Under this scheme few of the enablers like assured price for offtake of CBG with long term agreements by OGMCs; inclusion of bio manures produced from CBG plants as Fermented Organic Manure  under Fertilizer Control Order 1985; inclusion of CBG projects under Priority Sector Lending by RBI have been provided.
So far 9 CBG plants have been commissioned and started supply of CBG under SATAT scheme. These plants are located in Andhra Pradesh , Gujarat , Haryana , Maharashtra  and Tamil Nadu .These plants are set up by entrepreneurs and private companies who have raised financial resources to develop these plants on the basis of LoIs issued by OGMCs.
Technology for a plant is chosen by the entrepreneurs depending upon various factors including feedstock techno-commercial feasibility, etc. Conversion of waste/ bio-mass into CBG has multiple benefits viz. reduction of natural gas import, reduction of GHG emission, reduction in burning of agriculture residues, remunerative income to farmers, employment generation, effective waste management etc., and at present is being supplied as fuel in transportation sector.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
UPSC
Recruitment Results Finalized By UPSC in April, 2022
The following Recruitment Results have been finalized by the Union Public Service Commission during the month of April, 2022. The recommended candidates have been informed individually by post.
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PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 128.76 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 95,014; lowest in 554 days
- Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.27%; Lowest since March 2020
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.36%; Highest since March 2020
- 10,004 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,40,79,612
- 6,822 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 558 days
- Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 64 days
- Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 23 days
- 64.94 cr Total Tests conducted so far
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal has called upon the Indian industry to focus on improving Quality and Productivity
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal has called upon the Indian industry to focus on improving Quality and Productivity. Interacting with the Office bearers of various industry associations today, he called upon them to designate a few days next month, to do brainstorming on these aspects so that the Country starts getting recognition as high quality, efficient manufacturer, trader and service-provider. The Minister said that this could be done sectoraly or regionally, so that there is knowledge sharing among the stakeholders, andthese two aspects are focussed. Shri Goyal said that the results of the second quarter of major companies show that profitability of most of them has gone up, indicating that the Indian industry has utilized the Covidperiod to do the belt-tightening, improve the product-mix, and focus on quality and productivity. Calling upon the industry’s support to take them into mission-mode, Shri Goyal said that Quality and Productivity can help in converting the crisis into an opportunity.
Shri Goyal said that the Indian industry has shown resilience and confidence during the difficult times, which has helped the country fight the pandemic. He said that the economy is showing strong signals of comeback, and even in the international arena, India’s reputation has gone by several notches and it is being seen as a trusted partner. He expressed confidence that India will make up the for the time, and emerge stronger and victorious. The Minister said that the ecosystem will change, andIndia will be able to engage with the world from the position of strength and in equitable terms. He told the gathering, to continue to maintain health precautions, as relaxations at this stage can create problems. The Minister said that the Government has taken note of the suggestions of the Industry associations, and appropriate response will be made, after their proper examination by various departments.
The meeting with the industry associations is part of the series of consultations held by the Minister with them since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. During the previous interactions, a lot of suggestions and the feedback from the ground level were received which helped the Government in finalizing its appropriate response. In today’s meeting, most of the participants expressed gratitude to the government for hand-holding and solving their problems, by timely interventions and policy actions. Officers from various departments took part in the meeting.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Centre to soon come up with a robust framework to check service charge levied by restaurants and hotels
Department of Consumer Affairs raises issues of service charge with stakeholders
The Department of Consumer Affairs  will soon come up with a robust framework to ensure strict compliance by the stakeholders with regard to service charge levied by restaurants and hotels as it adversely affects consumers on a daily basis.
The Department held a meeting here today with restaurant associations and consumer organizations on levy of service charge in hotels and restaurants. The meeting was chaired by Shri Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, DoCA.
The meeting was attended by major restaurant associations including National Restaurant Association of India  and Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India  and consumer organizations including Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, Pushpa Girimaji etc.
During the meeting, major issues raised by the consumers on National Consumer Helpline of DoCA relating to service charge such as compulsory levy of service charge, adding the charge by default without express consent of consumer, suppressing that such charge is optional and voluntary and embarrassing consumers if they resist paying such charge etc. were discussed. Further, guidelines on fair trade practices related to charging of service charge by hotels/restaurants dated 21.04.2017 published by DoCA were also referred to.
The restaurant associations observed that when service charge is mentioned on the menu, it involves an implied consent of the consumer to pay the charge. Service charge is used by restaurants/hotels to pay the staff and workers and is not charged for the experience or food served to consumer by the restaurant/hotel.
Consumer Organizations observed that levying service charge is patently arbitrary and constitutes an unfair as well as restrictive trade practice under the Consumer Protection Act. Questioning the legitimacy of such charge, it was highlighted that since there is no bar on restaurants/hotels on fixing their food prices, including an additional charge in the name of service charge is detrimental to the rights of consumers.
As stated in the earlier guidelines dated 21.04.2017 published by DoCA, placing an order by a customer amounts to his agreement to pay prices in the menu along with applicable taxes. Charging for anything other than the aforementioned, without express consent of the consumer, would amount to unfair trade practice under the Act. Further, considering entry of a customer to a restaurant/hotel as an implied consent to pay service charge would amount to imposition of an unjustified cost on customer as a condition precedent to placing an order for food and would fall under restrictive trade practice under the Act.
Since this adversely affects millions of consumers on a daily basis, the Department will soon come up with a robust framework to ensure strict compliance by the stakeholders.
Ministry of Home Affairs
National Disaster Response Force  celebrated its 16th Foundation Day today
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai congratulated personnel and officers of the Force
This day is an occasion to remember the high level of professionalism, strong determination and achievements earned through hard work
The National Disaster Response Force  celebrated its 16th Foundation Day today. A special program was organized on this occasion in New Delhi. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai was the Chief Guest at the programme. While congratulating the personnel and officers of the Force, Shri Nityanand Rai said this day is an occasion to remember the high level of professionalism, strong determination and achievements earned through hard work.
It is a result of the efficient working of this Force that loss of life and property due to various disasters in the past years has been brought to a minimum level. He added that realizing the vision of women empowerment, the NDRF also included women who were playing an important role in every disaster, shoulder to shoulder with male colleagues.
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is very concerned about disaster management and the Prime Minister himself with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the concerned State Governments took stock of the level of preparedness to deal with various disasters like cyclones and floods in the country last year and also visited disaster affected areas, which helped the country overcome these disasters.
Shri Nityanand Rai also said the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah also reviewed disaster management works and schemes and gave valuable directions to the NDRF from time to time. Under the leadership and guidance of the Union Home Minister, the NDRF conducted international disaster management exercises such as the SCO Joint Exercise 2019 and BIMSTEC 2020, to deal with any kind of disaster with mutual support.
Conveying his best wishes on the occasion to the recipients of the President's Medal and other Police Medals, Shri Nityanand Rai, said it is a matter of great pride that the National Disaster Response Force  participated for the first time in the Republic Day Tableau 2020 and secured the first place. The program was attended by National Disaster Management Authority  member Lt. General  Syed Ata Hasnain and the NDRF Director General Shri Satya Narayan Pradhan along with senior officials of the Union Government and the National Disaster Response Force .
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Steps by Government of India to boost employment opportunities in the green energy sector
The Ministry is developing qualified and skilled manpower in Renewable Energy area through its Human Resource Development Programme. The salient components of the programme are as followsa:-
- Suryamitra Skill Development Programme  was launched by MNRE in 2015 for boosting employment opportunities by creating skilled manpower and for installation, operation and maintenance of solar power projects. A cumulative total of 51331 no. of suryamitras were trained from inception up to May 2022 under this programme out of which 26967 no. of suryamitras got employment.
- The Ministry has launched the Jal-Urjamitra Skill Development Programme to train Small Hydro Power Plant Technicians for installation, operation, repair and maintenance of Small Hydro Power Projects.
- Vayumitra Skill Development Programme   has been launched for creating skilled and trained manpower for maintenance of Wind power projects.
- Support to educational, training organizations and NGOs to undertake short-term training courses on various aspects of renewable energy, specifically to create trained manpower for system design, installation, operation and maintenance of renewable energy projects.
- Ministry is encouraging students to take courses of renewable energy by providing National Renewable Energy Fellowships at M.Tech, M.Sc., and Ph.D levels.
This information was given by Shri R.K Singh, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
PIB Headquarters
Philatelic quiz postponed to January 8
The date of Philatelic Written Quiz in connection with the Scholarship scheme of Department of Posts “Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana” scheduled for 19th December 2017 is postponed to 8th January 2018. Kerala circle Chief Postmaster General has informed that the last date of receipt of application is also extended to 29th December 2017.
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Ministry of Defence
Encroachment on DEO Land
State / UT-wise area / extent of Defence land under the management of Defence Estates Organisation from which encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 31.01.2019:
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State / U.T.
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Area / extent from where encroachment have been removed from 2016 to 31.01.2019
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No. of persons punished
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Number
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Area 
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Delhi
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1
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0.0560
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0
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Gujarat
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5
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0.0179
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0
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Haryana
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6
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25.2316
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0
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Himachal Pradesh
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27
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39.8525
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1
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1
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0.0253
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0
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Kerala & Lakshadweep
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3
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0.0200
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0
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Karnataka
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13
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0.0676
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0
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Madhya Pradesh
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587
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12.9957
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13
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Maharashtra
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59
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0.5516
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0
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Meghalaya
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18
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0.3471
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0
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Punjab
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61
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49.4906
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0
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Rajasthan
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4
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0.7700
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3
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Tamilnadu
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38
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2.0398
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0
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Telangana
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18
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0.4300
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0
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Uttar Pradesh
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226
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75.3118
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0
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Uttarakhand
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18
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8.6418
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0
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West Bengal
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2
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0.0109
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0
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Total:
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1087
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215.8602
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17
The Government has undertaken the following steps to check encroachment:
- Strengthening of Defence land management by way of digitisation of land records; Survey, demarcation and verification of defence lands and land Audit.
- Regular inspection of sites under respective jurisdiction is conducted by the CEO / DEO / Station Commander as the case may be.
- Issue of detailed instructions by the Government emphasising the need for ensuring vigilance, detection and prevention of new encroachments.
- Removal of encroachments on defence land under the provisions of Public Premises  Act, 1971 as well as under the Cantonment Act, 2006.
This information was given by Raksha Rajya Mantri Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Sanjay Dhotre and others in Lok Sabha today.
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Government committed towards Puducherry's development: Shri Amit Shah tells MLAs delegation
A delegation of MLAs from Puducherry today met Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah in New Delhi.
During the meeting, the Union Home Minister assured the legislators of all support from the Central government to the Union Territory.
In a Twitter post after the meeting, Shri Amit Shah stated: "Today, met a delegation of MLAs from Puducherry.
The central government under the leadership of PM @NarendraModi Ji is committed towards realising the vision of a developed and progressive Puducherry."
https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1410948141789052936?s=20
Ministry of Culture
New campus of National Museum Institute inaugurated at Noida, today
The new Campus of the National Museum Institute was inaugurated by Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, in the presence of Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State  for Culture & Chancellor of the National Museum Institute , at A-19, Sector 62, NOIDA , today. Shri D.S. Gangwar, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Culture; Dr. B.R. Mani, Director General, National Museum; Alok Tandon, Chairman, Noida Authority and Dr. Pradyuman Sharma, Registrar, NMI were among the other dignitaries present.
Speaking at the inauguration, the Chief Guest Shri Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Human Resource Development said that that there is a huge scope for the courses offered by the Institute like history of arts, conservation, museology among others. He said these subjects and experts in these subjects are the need of the hour to protect and conserve our rich culture and heritage. He also said that Ministry of Culture has taken very good initiatives for the preservation and systematic functioning of museums. He also proposed that Ministry of Culture should consider setting up a national museum of educational history so that the future generations could understand the evolution of education.
Thanking the HRD Minister, Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State  for Culture congratulated the efforts of the team for making it possible to complete the campus in a timely manner  and also said that Noida would carry the pride of having country's first Museum Institute.
Delivering welcome address, Dr. B.R. Mani, DG, National Museum said National Museum Institute was working from the first floor of the National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi. For its independent campus, a land of approx. three acres was allotted at NOIDA by the NOIDA Development Authority. With a total budget of Rs.90.40 crores  the project was completed by CPWD in a span of about 4 years.
Four new courses i.e.  Archaeology;  Palaeography, Epigraphy and Numismatics;  Structural Conservation and  Cultural & Heritage Management, are expected to be commenced. In addition to these regular courses, short-term courses of five-months duration i.e. Art Appreciation and Bhartiya Kalanidhi , which are very popular, are also conducted by the Institute to disseminate the knowledge about the country’s tangible and intangible heritage.
Details of the Campus is as follows :
- Total Area of Plot :12000 sqm 
- Institute/Administration Block :9945.18 sqm 
- Hostel Block :2696.94 sqm 
- Electrical Sub Station :253.00 sqm
- Basement area for parking, etc :2652.41 sqm
- Green Open Area :3070.42 sqm
Administrative and Hostel structures are having ground plus four floors and three floors respectively. There will be offices for the administrative and academic staff, an auditorium, two conference rooms, 2 committee rooms, class rooms, library, laboratory, exhibition halls, museum hall, mess, etc.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 515
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 195.48 Crore
More than 11 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 195.48 Crore  landmark milestone today. More than 11 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10407901
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2nd Dose
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10052010
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Precaution Dose
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5442906
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18420967
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2nd Dose
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17604561
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Precaution Dose
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9306572
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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35328151
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2nd Dose
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19940045
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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59935019
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2nd Dose
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47218028
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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557720331
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2nd Dose
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495883110
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Precaution Dose
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1657394
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203356484
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2nd Dose
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192211024
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Precaution Dose
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1897953
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127179301
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2nd Dose
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119969051
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Precaution Dose
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21328846
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1012348154
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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902877829
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Precaution Dose
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39633671
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Total
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1954859654
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 14th June, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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32
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2nd Dose
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629
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Precaution Dose
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13366
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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81
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2nd Dose
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1025
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Precaution Dose
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40773
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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74873
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2nd Dose
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200641
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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26427
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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92105
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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26255
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|
2nd Dose
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|
315885
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|
Precaution Dose
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51120
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
4170
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|
2nd Dose
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|
67275
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
30919
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|
Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
3069
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|
2nd Dose
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46573
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Precaution Dose
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169546
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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134907
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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724133
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Precaution Dose
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305724
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Total
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1164764
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.